3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023285ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
External partners
Universiteit Gent
Educational team
Decaan WE (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

15 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Introduction to Raman spectroscopy (principle, interferences and side effects, quantitative aspects, enhancement of the Raman signal (Resonance Raman, SERS));

Applications of Raman spectroscopy in research labs and in an industrial context: problems and pitfalls, calibration, introduction to the interpretation of Raman spectra;

Raman instrumentation (lasers, detectors, optical components, monster chambers, dispersive and Fourier transform (FT) Raman spectroscopy);

Principles of chemical imaging (point, surface and bulk analysis, mapping vs. imaging, spatial resolution, confocality);

Construction of a light microscope and principles of IR- Raman and UV-fluorescence microscopy;

Instrumentation for molecular spectroscopic imaging methods; fibre optics;

Numerical data processing and digital filters

Additional info

References

P. Vandenabeele, Practical Raman Spectroscopy – an introduction, J. Wiley, 2013. ISBN: 9780470683194

Learning Outcomes

general competencies

Understanding the principles of Raman spectroscopy and related techniques (such as Resonance Raman and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS));

By using applications of Raman spectroscopy of organic and inorganic components (in research labs as well as in industrial labs) learning to recognize problems and learning to propose problem solving strategies;

Knowing the advantages and limitations of some important molecular spectroscopic imaging techniques (IR-, Raman and U.V.-fluorescence microscopy);

Acquiring understanding in the set-up of chemical imaging instrumentation and learn to know the characteristics of some important optical components.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 25% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • oral with a relative weight of 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • permenant evaluation with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Permanent and periodic

Oral exam after brief preparation

75% Oral exam, 25% Permanent evaluation

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemistry: Analytical and Environmental Chemistry